Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Payne was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle for speeding. As he talked with the driver the man shot him. The suspect was apprehended but shot and wounded the undersheriff and fire chief while in custody. The suspect was drunk at the time of the shootings. The suspect, a 28 year old World War II veteran, was found not guilty by reason of insanity on October 22, 1947, and committed to Larned State Mental Hospital.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Payne served with the Garnett Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Garnett community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Ed Payne served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Ed Payne is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In KS, 237 of 335 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 70.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ed Payne's cause is highlighted.
How Ed Payne Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ed Payne is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ed Payne was killed by handgun.
Military Service
Ed Payne served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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